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The large snow totals has local communities watching their budgets closely.

"This year we're getting hammered," said Mike Volpe, director of Hempfield Township Public Works. "We've been out 20-some times already. We've used half of our salt budget up for the winter in one month's time, and we still have three more months to go."

City of Pittsburgh Public Works Director Rob Kaczorowski said the city has used three times the amount of salt this season than they used in all of last year.

"We went from a little bit under 7,000 tons last year to almost 28,000 tons this year," said Kaczorowski.

Officials with the city of Butler said they have already spent $60,000 of the $180,000 they usually spend in a season.

In Washington, Pa., officials said they have more than doubled the amount of salt they typically spread by now, and are currently over budget.

PennDOT reported that they have used 26,841 tons of material in Allegheny, Beaver and Lawrence counties so far this season. In 2012 they used 10,595 during the whole winter.

Kaczorowski and Volpe both said that if they exceed their budgets, they will still salt the roads.

"We'll have to find resources elsewhere,"said Kaczorowski. "We might have to dip into our paving budget."